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Lift wreck we hear (5)

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raise

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'lift' is the definition.
(I know that lift can be written as raise)

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(Other definitions for raise that I've seen before include "Care for during childhood" , "jack up" , "Produce" , "Gather" , "Advance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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